Attorneys & Team
Blaga Thavard, LL.M., is an attorney-at-law, member of the Sofia Bar, and arbitrator at the International Arbitration Court. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of Sofia, Faculty of Law (2008), with a specialization in European Union law and competition law.
Mrs. Thavard provides legal expertise in complex civil and commercial matters, including commercial litigation, offering practical solutions in high-stakes disputes. She advises clients across a range of industries in complex international disputes, including both investor-state and commercial arbitrations, as well as related litigation. Her practice also includes representation before international courts.
Mrs. Thavard is affiliated with Pappas & Associates, a Brussels-based law firm, where she advises on cross-border legal matters and participates in discussions on EU law and human rights issues.
Mrs. Thavard is a published author, writing on legal and political issues in Bulgaria and the European Union. Her work addresses topics such as the functioning and legitimacy of judicial institutions, the use of legal mechanisms in political contexts, and procedural and economic challenges within the EU framework.
Articles: Bulgaria’s Controversial Prosecutor General, VerfBlog, 2024/12/06, Bulgaria’s eurozone accession problems mount, EUoberver, 2024/08/13, Towards a new Bulgaria or a new deception?, 2022/02/11, The Admissibility Hurdle: An Evolving Façade for Politically Motivated Application Rejections by the ECtHR, VerfBlog, 2021/5/27, The corruption fuelling the Bulgaria protests, EUobserver, 2020/09/24, Carte Blanche for Political Abuse: Bulgaria’s Aggressive Confiscation Regime and the Opinion of the Advocate General in Case C-234/18, VerfBlog, 2019/11/27, Why do foreign investors leave Bulgaria as if it were the Titanic? EURACTIV, 2019/02/11.